Tag: homestead

Stump fence at Taylor Farm in Hammond

Stump pulling was a spring chore in the early days of land clearing. The tough roots were impossible to burn so farmers pushed them into a fence formation and they would last many more years than an ordinary fence. The stump fence in this 1905 photograph was on the Peter R. Taylor farm in Pleasant […]

The McKelvey homestead in Heuvelton

Mr. and Mrs. John McKelvey in front of their pioneer-hewn log cabin with dovetail corners. Mrs. McKelvey is tending their chickens. Circa 1880s. Heuvelton, NY.